Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-25
AN EXTRA SESSION.
President Cleveland says the Senate
SbotI Have Ope.


WASHINGTON, Feb 4.--TSpecial Telegram
to the BEE. Senators Sherman and Harris
called upon the president to-day to talk over
congressional work and were Informed that
an extra session of the senate would be
necessary. The president said he did not
have time to consider the interstate com
merce commission and would have to delay
their nomination till after the 4th of March,
which Is believed TO mean that he intends TO
appoiDt some members of congress. Be
sides, he said there was a commercill treaty
nendng between the United States and
China, and an eXtradition treaty between the
United States and Great Britain, which de-
manded attention. 1t is believed that the
extra session will last month.
SENATOR MANpERsoSs WORK.
Mr.. Manderson has reported adversely bills
defining the status of medical officers IN the
army, of the volunteer service and to author
ize the president to confer brevet promotion
on officers of the United States army, par
ticulary those distinguished by heroic action
in Indian warfare and for other purposes.
NEWS OF THE ARMY.
Captain George McCreery, assistant sur.
geon. is at the Ebbitt, on leave from Fort
Mead, Dakota
Captain Lafayette Campell, assistant quar-
termaster at Fort Leavenworth, has been
granted an extension of one week of his fur.
lough.
First Lieutenant Frederick D.s lIolton,
Second cavalry, who was. promoted last De-
cember by the death of Lieutenant Alonzo l.
O'Brien, has been ordered from Fort Walla
Walla, Washington Territory, to Fort Cour
dAlene, Idaho, TO join his new troop.
First Lieutenant Edward >. Farrow,
Twenty-first infantry, author of The Mil.
tary Encyclopedia" arrived at the Ebbitt
this morning on leave from Fort Bridger,
Wyoming, to remain until Sunday or Mon
day. He is interested with General Rodan-
bough and other army and navy officers in
new paper about to be established in New
York.
cavalry, was married on Tuesday at sunny
side" near Hagerstown, Md, to Miss Mary
Louise Deweese, daughter of the late Major
| Thomas b. Deweese, Ninth cavalry.
Deweese, and the marriage, ceremony was
| performed by Rev. Henry Edwards. rector of
| st. Marks church, uagerstown. Mr.; Bet
| tens was attended by his classmate, Lieu
the arsenal here and both were in full uni
| FORM Lieutenant and Mrs. Bettens left on
the evening train for New York, and go
thence to Fort Robinson, Nebraska.
| Adjutant General Drum was advised this
afternoon of the death at Cabourg. Canada,
| on Tuesday morning, of Colonel William j.
| Chamblsh, U. s. A., who was restored to
service this month as major of cavalry and
| placed on the retired list last week, He
| served in the Tennessee volunteers In the
| Mexican war and entering the regular army
in 1855, became major of the Fourth cavalry
in 1864, and resigned in 1867. He was badly
| June, 1862 and was well known in Nebraska.
| Forty-nine recruits have been ordered to
| the department of Arizona for the Fourth
| cavalry, twenty-nine to the department OF
Missouri for the Sixth cavalry, and twenty
| nine (colored) to the department of the
| Platte for the Ninth cavalry.
PENSION MATTERS.
George E. Gardner, of Gibbon, Neb., was
| granted a pension to-day, and Spencer A.
Hambln, OF Pender, Neb.. and John Munt,
OF Doty, Neb., were granted increases OF pen
siOns
Iowans: Mary E., widow of Thomas Ii.
Hendricks, Bedford; Charles Phillips,
Montezuma: Eli Ball, Montrose.
as follows: u Lewis c. Mcintire. Ford
Joseph Motley. Oskaloosa: Martin Thornton,
Lansing: John II. Qssman, West Liberty;
William II. Foster. Ladora David A. Ser
gernt, Corydon: John Greenf field, Grundy
Centre; James ii. Gvens. Leon; Frederick
| IumDer, South Amana; Jacob Leighton, AL
lerton.
| POSTAL CHANCES.
G. A. Slanson was to-day appointed post
master at Thorson, Knox county, vice Il. T.
Thorson, esgned.
| BRIEF MENTION.
During the consideration of the pleurC
| pneumonia bill IN the senate this afternoon
| Mr.. Van Wyck offered an amendment apply
ing the provisions OF tho bill to swine as well
as cattle.
The consideration of George Bancroft is
improving to-day but he is still confined tc
| his bed.
George W. Tierney of Tecumseh, .Neb.
has been appointed an internal reyenue
gauger for that district.
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa presented in the sen
to confirm title to settlers on the Des Moine'
| river lands.